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The account reported finding drape pouch adhesive issue, with the adhesive giving way and pouches tearing off.A photo was received for investigation and showed a used drape with pouch; the pouch was not fully adhered to the drape, only one corner of the pouch was seen to be adhered to the drape, and there was one slight tear at the corner of the pouch near the adhesive.Per review of the photo provided, medline confirmed that the pouch was separating away from the drape and tearing.The root cause was considered to be a vendor product issue relating to the component manufacturing process; the vendor determined the root cause to be insufficient adhesion of the double-sided tape, and no patient injury or adverse event was reported.There were no reports of death, serious injury, medical intervention, or follow up care.This is a reportable event.If additional information becomes available this report will be reopened and reevaluated.This medical device report (mdr) is being submitted as part of retrospective review activities, which include review of historical data in accordance with regulations at 21 cfr part 803.The information included in this mdr reflects the information reasonably known to the manufacturer at the time of this retrospective review and submission.
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